DiR reports: We're celebrating the release
of Evans Blue new CD, "THE PURSUIT BEGINS WHEN THIS portrayal OF LIFE ENDS,"
this week. We asked the band to pick their five favorite tracks from the
CD and tell us a little bit about each one.

Today they tell us about Kiss The Flag:
A song that describes a situation of someone going off andfighting for their country. I don't say
whether I think war is right or wrong. I don't feel it is my place to force
my opinion on such an intense subject because is the grand scheme, who
am I? I merely relay what has happened in the past and I put the burden
on the listener to decide how they feel about it. I feel that being subtle
is the most effective way of creating change. If people come to their own
conclusions on an issue they are much more likely to take that point of
view and be passionate about it and perhaps do something that causes a
change for the positive.- Grab
a preview of the CD, get tour dates and more here

PR reports: Late Friday night while driving
to Calgary the members in National Product totaled their van. Luckily everyone
in the band is fine. The following is written by singer Danny Casler:

Long story short, we were driving from
an amazing show in Regina to Calgary . We started to smell brakes burning
and assumed it was the semi truck in front of us. As we were coming down
the hill going about 70+ mph our driver mentioned that he felt we were
losing power and not more than 30 seconds after that our van slammed to
the pavement and we started to fish-tale with a full trailer. Everybody
was scared to death just from the slamming down. We thought our tire blew.
That's when we looked out the window, still skidding 150 yards towards
a revine/stream and light pole, and we saw OUR tire on FIRE rolling past
us. We finally came to a stop and our breakwell completely burst into flames
and the majority of the dudes took off. Our tour manager and I grabbed
the cooler which contained melted ice, 5 Pabst Blue Ribbons and a bottle
of water.- more
on this story

PR reports: Lawyers for Amaru Entertainment
and Afeni Shakur, co-administrator of the Tupac Shakur Estate, filed for
an injunction against Death Row Records, Inc. and R. Todd Neilson, as Chapter
11 Trustee, to prohibit the inclusion of Tupac Shakur's unreleased tracks,
compositions or sound recordings in the auction of Death Row Records. The
adversary complaint was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Central District of California in Los Angeles today, July 20, 2007.

The injunction sought to restrain the sale
of certain assets belonging to the Tupac Estate which are being touted
as part of the Death Row Records bankruptcy assets. With closed bidding
ending today, lawyers for the Tupac Estate sought full disclosure by the
Bankruptcy Trustee's counsel that the unreleased master recordings in question
were not part of the sale. In actuality, the recordings should have been
turned over to the Tupac Shakur Estate in 1997, pursuant to a settlement
agreement reached with Death Row Records.- more
on this story

Contact Music reports: Sum 41 frontman Deryck
Whibley was threatened with deportation from the U.S. after a journalist
took offence at negative lyrics he wrote about President George W. Bush.
The Canadian rockers' song March of the Dogs contains the words: "The president
of the United States of America is dead... And now the president's dead/
Because they blew off his head..." [such deep thinkers]

And one writer went to extreme lengths
to have the band removed from the country over the controversial words
- by calling on politicians to exercise their power against Sum 41.

Whibley explains, "He (the reporter) went
to the House minority leader in the States (a Republican), who tried to
have me deported, trying to say I'm threatening the president." [what no
name for this reporter?] - more
on this story

BBC reports: Sharon Osbourne's music mogul
father Don Arden has died at the age of 81.

Arden died on Saturday in Los Angeles.
He is survived by his daughter, Sharon, and son, David. His wife, Hope,
died in 1998.

Dubbed the Al Capone of Pop for his uncompromising
business practices, he steered acts like ELO, The Small Faces and Black
Sabbath to stardom. Osbourne became estranged from her father after fighting
him for control of husband Ozzy Osbourne's career. - more
on this story

punkbands reports: Coheed and Cambria's Claudio
Sanchez has announced the release of the bands next full length for Columbia
Records. The record is titled Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume
Two: No World For Tomorrow and is due out October 23, 2007.-

PR reports: Make some room on your record
shelves, VICTORY RECORDS is releasing five more titles on limited-edition,
colored vinyl on Tuesday, August 14th, 2007. Following the successful response
of the last wave of releases that included BAD BRAINS, BAYSIDE and COMEBACK
KID, the label will be pressing SILVERSTEIN's newest release, Arrivals
& Departures, and DARKEST HOUR's newest release, Deliver Us, on colored
wax.

The other three releases include a reissue
of the 2002 breakthrough debut from TAKING BACK SUNDAY, Tell All Your Friends,
as well as a new pressing of BLOOD FOR BLOOD's classic, Revenge On Society.
The fifth title is a special, combined 12" of EARTH CRISIS' first VICTORY
EPs, Firestorm and All Out War. - more
on this story

PR reports: Asleep At Heaven's Gate, the third
studio album for Rogue Wave has been confirmed for a September 18th release
on Brushfire Records. The 12- track record finds the Oakland, CA foursome
creating one of the most affecting and beguiling records of recent memory.
Produced by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Sleater Kinney, Elvis Costello)
with Zach Rogue Asleep At Heaven's Gate features guest appearances by Matthew
Caws from Nada Surf and John Vanderslice. - more
on this story

Filter reports: A home to many indie rock
staples for many years, British labet, Rough Trade has been sold. Bought
out by The Beggars Group, current Rough Trade artists will easily find
a new home within the impressive roster of other labels such as: Matador,
4AD, XL Recordings, Too Pure Labels and Playlouder.

This eclectic mix will make for some easy
transitions for artists such as Super Furry Animals and Jarvis Cocker.-
more
on this story

Reuters reports: Pearl Jam will play a private
show for fan club members in Chicago on August 2, three days before its
headlining stint at the city's Lollapalooza festival, the rock group said
on Tuesday.

Tickets for the show at the Vic Theatre
will go on sale on Thursday, priced at $150 per pair (plus applicable fees).
The Vic's capacity is about 1,400 people, according to the venue's web
site.- more
on this story

Launch reports: According to gossip tabloid
NW Magazine, Britney Spears is pregnant with her third child.

NW reports that Spears has told close friends
that she is pregnant, and that she does not know who the father is.

A source told the magazine: "She's been
secretly filling her pals in on the good news since last week. [in other
news Batboy has emerged from his cave again. Maybe he's the father?]-
more
on this story

Contact Music reports: BEN FOLDS has been
forced to scrap his cruise plans due to poor ticket sales. The former Ben
Folds Five leader was to set sail with a floating gig in February (08),
as part of a series of celebrity cruise concert concepts.

But it seems Folds' fans suffer from seasickness
- because the pop pianist's at-sea show undersold and has now been scrapped,
according to Rolling Stone magazine- more
on this story